St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-31
THE ALLIANCE OFFICERS.
The Farmers Who Have Never
Seen Them Can Know What
They Look Like

They Look Like.
There is an unusual amount of inter-
est among the farmers of Dakota, as
well as the general public, as to the
character and appearance of the men
who are at the head of the Farmers alli-
ance, and the GLOBE has collected por-
traits and sketches of them to satisfy
this demand. They are printed on this
page in connection with this article:
HON. II. l.. LOUCKS,
of Clear Lake, Deuel. county, is the
president of the Dakota Farmers al
lance. Mr.. Loucks was born on farm
in Russell county, Ont, May "a, 1916, re-
naming there until nineteen years of
age, when he went to Escanaba, Mich,
where he resided two years, then re-
turned to Canada and engaged in the
mercantile business. In 1879 he went to
Missouri and engaged in contracting
and steamboating, with headquarters at
Jefferson City. He came to Dakota in
the spring of 1884, and located i'm Deuel.
county, where he now has large farming
interests. He has been president of the
alliance since its organization, and his
reelection at the late annual meeting
by unanimous vote indicates his popu-
larity and high standing among the
farmers of Dakota. Mr.. LOuckS is a
strict temperance man and was twice
elected q. w. &. T., of Quebec.
.B.FANCHER,
first vice president of the alliance, was
born On farm in Arbans county, N.
Y, in 1852; came to Michigan in 1865;
was educated at the State Normal school
at Ypsilanti; went to Chicago just be-
fore the great fire in 1871, and for ten
years engaged in fire underwriting with
the Continental Insurance company; he
came to Dakota in 1881 and settled on a
farm near Jamestown, where he now
resides; was elected vice president of
the Dakota Farmers alliance in July,
1886; reelected in December, 1856, and
again reelected at the late annual meet
ing in Huron. In politics he is a Blaine
Republican. and has been for fifteen
years.
J. W. HARDEN,
of WOOnsocket, is the second vice presi-
dent. He was born in Wyoming county,
New Jersey, in 1874, and spent his early
life on farm. Was educated at Mid
dlebury academy and DOolittle college,
and for some years taught school in
Western New York. He enlisted in
Company c, First New York dragons,
and served three years in the Army of
the Potomac and with Gen. Sheridan in
the Shenandoah valley. Followed
teaching most of the time since the war
in Michigan, Iowa and Dakota. Came
to Dakota in 1888, and located in Jerauld
county. Was elected vice president of
the alliance in 1886, and reelected in
December, 1887. Was candidate on the
Democratic ticket for councilman in
1856 from this district, and is a Demo-
crat first, last and all the time.
C. A. SODERBERG,
secretary, was born i'll the kingdom of
Sweden in 1852. Received a common
school education, and at the age of four
teen entered the high school in the city
of Falum, where he remained three
years. Financial depression forced him
to seek fortune in America. He ar
rived at Castle Garden in July, 1868. and
at once determined to go to the lar
West. He came to Dakota in 1876, and
engaged in the carpenter and wheel
wright business, continuing in it until
four years ago, when ne gave his atten-
ton to farming. Becoming interested
in the farmers movement, he identified
himself with the Farmers alliance, and
at the annual meeting in Mitchell in
1886 was chosen its secretary. He was
reelected at the last annual meeting
here. Mr.. Soderberg resides ON his
farm at Hartford, and is a true Dakota
farmer.
WILLIAM G.. ASHTON
is assistant secretary of the alliance, and